Engina phasinola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Pisaniidae.
Description The shell is moderately small, 12–16 mm in length, and solid. Live-taken specimens are black in colour and are ornamented with irregular, scattered white spots. The surface is sculptured with nodulose spiral cords. The aperture is very narrow and purplish brown, and both the labial and columellar lips are prominently denticulate.
Distribution This marine species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific; also off Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia) and Japan.
References
Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. China Science Press. 1267 pp.
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